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You get a spare key cut: what to say in Spanish

You get a duplicate key made.

Cerrajero / arreglos6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. A duplicate is a copia de la llave; the clerk asks the key type; a cerrajería is the locksmith, a zapatería shoe repair, often keys too; the price is low.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
Quisiera una copia de esta llave.
Kee-SYEH-ruh OO-nuh KOH-pyuh deh ES-tuh YAH-beh.
I'd like a copy of this key.
THEY SAY
Un momento. ¿Cuántas copias quiere?
Oon moh-MAYN-toh. Koo-AHN-tuhs KOH-pyuhs KYEH-reh?
One moment. How many copies do you want?
They might also say:
Déjeme verla. ¿Cuántas copias?
DEH-kheh-meh BEHR-luh. Koo-AHN-tuhs KOH-pyuhs?
Let me see it. How many copies?
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YOU REPLY
Dos, por favor.
Dos, por fuh-BOR.
Two, please.
THEY SAY
Son seis euros. Estarán en cinco minutos.
Sohn says EH-oo-ros. Es-tuh-RAHN en SEEN-koh mee-NOO-tos.
Six euros. They'll be ready in five minutes.
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YOU FINISH
Perfecto. Espero aquí. Gracias.
Pehr-FEK-toh. Es-PEH-roh uh-KEE. GRAH-syuhs.
Perfect. I'll wait here. Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Enseguida se las doy.
Deh NAH-duh. Ayn-seh-GEE-duh seh lahs doy.
You're welcome. I'll give them to you right away.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

Quisiera
Kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
copia
KOH-pyuh
noun
copy
llave
YAH-beh
noun
key
momento
moh-MAYN-toh
noun
moment
copias
KOH-pyuhs
noun
copies
quiere
KYEH-reh
verb
wants

23 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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